August 13, 2009, 11:55PM

As a frequent winter visitor to Whiteface Mountain near Lake Placid in New York's Adirondack Region, I often passed the sign for the Veterans Memorial Toll Highway to the top of Whiteface Mountain, but never thought about checking it out. The major stumbling block was that it's closed in the winter, but even on my occasional summer visits, the... Full story »

August 24, 2009, 9:38AM

Earlier this month I rode the Cloudsplitter Gondola to the top of Little Whiteface with Bruce McCulley, who had just been selected as the incoming general manager at Whiteface Mountain in the bustling town of Wilmington, about 10 miles from Lake Placid in New York's northern Adirondack region. McCulley will replace Jay Rand on September 3. Rand, who has... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 4:52PM

It snowed this morning at Whiteface Mountain in New York’s northern Adirondack region and although the natural white stuff has got skiers and snowboarders psyched, it’s put a temporary damper on leaf peeper fun. Full story »

March 02, 2010, 12:26PM

I’ve been to Whiteface many times and often looked at The Slides with lust in my eyes. They’ve never been open while I was there, which may be a good thing, because a guy with my skiing skills shouldn’t be throwing himself into The Slides. Full story »

October 20, 2010, 1:18AM

When mid-Atlantic region people think about driving further than northern Jersey, the Poconos and Catskills in search of snow, the usually think New England. Mention Lake Placid, N.Y. and Whiteface Mountain to them and you'd think they are been asked to drive to the end of the world. Truth is Whiteface and mid-Vermont are about the same driving distance from... Full story »

November 26, 2010, 11:05AM

Whiteface Mountain in New York State's northern Adirondack region, just outside of Lake Placid, opened for the season today. As is the practice for many resorts, they spread the news on facebook. I got a kick out of the follow up comments. I realize that lot of people, even some of the cool kids, can't be bothered with facebook,... Full story »

December 16, 2010, 2:27AM

It was bitter cold at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, N.Y. on Wednesday. Add some wind, which kept the gondola for spinning, and you have a day for the hearty - or insane. As we rode a double lift up a tree-lined corridor which kept the wind somewhat at bay, my friend Phil Johnson, a long-time snowsports columnist from the Albany,... Full story »

December 16, 2010, 11:23PM

The Marketing Department at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington N.Y. (near Lake Placid) showed off their product to a group of journalists on Wednesday. Mountain ambassador Mike Diehl was helping to herd us cats and must have drawn the short straw, because at one point he got to ride the double lift with me. Mike lived in Pennington, N.J. from 1961... Full story »

March 21, 2013, 7:23AM

Whiteface Mountain is located in Wilmington, 10 miles from Lake Placid, a quaint town that was home to the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games. Whateface was the home of the 1980 Olympic downhill ski events. There were no alpine ski events in 1932. Full story »

March 29, 2013, 11:14PM

Among its many attributes, the Mirror Lake Inn offers delicious, fresh oven baked chocolate chip cookies. I'm not talking dough out of a cardboard tube in the refrigerator section of the supermarket. I'm talking real-deal, made from scratch cookies. Full story »

December 13, 2013, 12:57PM

Ski Bum Bob Levitsky and I left at 2 a.m. Wednesday for the northern Adirondacks playland. We arrived back in Central Jersey at 11 that night. The middle seven hours were well worth the long drive as we kicked off our ski season at the home of the 1980 Winter Olympics. Full story »

February 18, 2014, 10:22AM

Last March as I toured the home of the 1980 Olympic alpine events with former Olympic Regional Development Authority Director of Communications Sandy Caligiore, we stopped by the 1980 Olympic start buildings the Men's Slalom and Giant Slalom where Caligiore became a victim of my video camera. Full story »